Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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